Gadelha controlled the first half of the first round, but little
else went her way. Andrade overwhelmed the Andre
Pederneiras protégé with high-octane offense, pairing powerful
slam takedowns with ferocious ground-and-pound. FightMetric statistics were
staggering: Andrade executed four takedowns, five guard passes and
outlanded the three-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion by a
242-47 margin in total strikes.

In the aftermath of UFC Fight Night “St. Preux vs. Okami,” here are
five matches that ought to be made:

Jessica
Andrade vs. Joanna
Jedrzejczyk-Rose
Namajunas winner: Andrade has compiled a 4-1 record
since putting down roots in the women’s strawweight division, a
unanimous decision loss to the incomparable Jedrzejczyk the only
blemish. She so thoroughly dominated Gadelha over the final 12
minutes of their encounter that she likely leapfrogged anyone
standing in front of her in the line that has formed behind
Jedrzejczyk at 115 pounds. “Joanna Champion” will defend her
strawweight crown against Namajunas at UFC 217 on Nov. 4.

Ovince St.
Preux vs. Volkan
Oezdemir:Yushin Okami
lay frozen and unconscious in the center of the Octagon, the latest
victim in St. Preux’s Von Flue Choke World Tour. OSP put Okami to
sleep 1:50 into the first round of their main event, countering an
ill-advised guillotine attempt with the shoulder choke made famous
by Jason Von
Flue. It was the first submission defeat of Okami’s 45-fight
career. St. Preux, 34, has responded to a three-fight losing streak
by posting back-to-back finishes against Okami and Marcos
Rogerio de Lima. Oezdemir, who eked out a split decision over
St. Preux on Feb. 4, has rattled off five straight victories and
emerged as an unlikely contender in the light heavyweight
division.

Gokhan Saki
vs. Gadzhimurad
Antigulov-Ion
Cutelaba winner: Saki’s anticipated promotional debut
did not disappoint, as the 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix finalist wiped
out Henrique
da Silva with a sleeping left hook 4:45 into the first round of
their light heavyweight showcase. The Turkish kickboxer waded
through fatigue and overcame significant adversity before
unleashing the fight-ending blow on the Brazilian. Saki becomes an
immediate person of interest in the thin talent pool present at 205
pounds, though he likely needs more time to polish his secondary
skills before challenging those who populate the top of the
division. Antigulov and Cutelaba are set to do battle at UFC 217 on
Nov. 4 in New York.

Dong Hyun
Kim vs. Alex
White: An action fighter in every sense of the term,
Kim may have been the man to put former Pride Fighting
Championships and Shooto titleholder Takanori
Gomi out to pasture. “Maestro” handed Gomi his fifth straight
defeat in their lightweight showcase, as he cut down the shopworn
Japanese star with a lunging right hand and then mopped up the rest
with punches and hammerfists. Gomi succumbed to blows 90 seconds
into Round 1. Kim, 29, will carry a modest two-fight winning streak
into his next appearance. White last competed at UFC 215 on Sept.
9, when he stopped Mitch
Clarke with second-round punches and sent the Canadian grappler
into retirement in Edmonton, Albert.

Jussier da
Silva vs. Magomed
Bibulatov-John Moraga
winner: Da Silva excels against fighters who occupy the
middle rungs of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s flyweight
ladder. The Nova Uniao export has compiled a 6-4 record since
joining the UFC roster in 2012, losing only to John Dodson,
Joseph Benevidez, Henry
Cejudo and Ray Borg. Even
after submitting Yuta Sasaki
with a rear-naked choke in the first round of their featured clash
at UFC Fight Night 117, da Silva finds himself on the outside
looking in as a possible title contender. Bibulatov, the undefeated
former World Series of Fighting champion, will toe the line against
Moraga at UFC 216 on Oct. 7.